Wieneke Archive Book 3 : Moreton Galleries 1960-61 Presscuttings

ART REVIEW by Dr. Gertrude Langer FRANCIS DA SILVA of Brisbane is holding his first one-man show at the Moreton Gal- leries. His fundamentally com- mercial art training I, only weakly disguised by rather tiresome mannerisms, which do not amount to a style. The paintings of land- scape and slummy street scape are frequently sloppy in construction and the would - be - spontaneous smears with thin, washy oils, or the device of flinging M. lines in all directions in or- der to pull together unre- lated elements and to cre- ate an impression of ness, do not disguise a lack of imagination. Monotonous A.. ' THE DIRECTOR OF THE MORETON GALLERIES extends a cordial invitation to you to attend the opening of An Exhibition of Paintings by grank de Sava at The Moreton Galleries A.M.P. Building. Edward Street, Brisbane. colour schemes, in which prevail muddy brown, dirty white, and a hnrd, unplea- sant yellow, strike neither a realistic nor an emotional note. Among 27 smallish oils the best are those In a more straightforward im- pressionist manner, such as "Bus Stop," and the rather quiet "Level Cross- ing, Coorparoo." Over the past years one has seen some better paint- ings of da Bilva's than are contained in this exhibition. THE 0(1111111'10N WII.I. 111' The Honourable Mr. Justice C. G. Wanstall at 5.30 p.m., MONDAY, 2nd JULY Exhibition closes 13th July. SHERRY 280